Cyperaceae
Eleocharis
Eleocharis retroflexa

Eleocharis retroflexa subsp. chaetaria (Roem. & Schult.) T.Koyama

First published in Bull. Natl. Sci. Mus. Tokyo, n.s., 17: 68 (1974)
This subspecies is accepted
The native range of this subspecies is Congo to Zambia, Mauritius to NE. Australia. It is an annual and grows primarily in the wet tropical biome.

Distribution

Doubtfully present in:

Tanzania

Native to:

Andaman Is., Angola, Bangladesh, Borneo, Cambodia, China Southeast, Congo, East Himalaya, India, Jawa, Lesser Sunda Is., Malaya, Maluku, Mauritius, Nansei-shoto, Nepal, New Guinea, Philippines, Queensland, Sri Lanka, Sulawesi, Sumatera, Thailand, Vietnam, Zambia

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Browning, J. & al. (2020). Flora Zambesiaca 14: 1-455. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Figueiredo, E. & Smith, G.F. (2008). Plants of Angola. Strelitzia 22: 1-279. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.
  • Govaerts, R. & Simpson, D.A. (2007). World Checklist of Cyperaceae. Sedges: 1-765. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Govaerts, R. (2004). World Checklist of Monocotyledons Database in ACCESS: 1-54382. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Iwatsuki, K., Boufford, D.E. & Ohba, H. (eds.) (2020). Flora of Japan IVa: 1-430. Kodansha Ltd., Tokyo.
  • Middleton, D.J. & al. (eds.) (2019). Flora of Singapore 7: 1-525. Singapore Botanic Gardens.
  • Pandey, R.P. & Dilwakar, P.G. (2008). An integrated check-list flora of Andaman and Nicobar islands, India. Journal of Economic and Taxonomic Botany 32: 403-500.
  • Pasha, M.K. & Uddin, S.B. (2013). Dictionary of plant names of Bangladesh, Vasc. Pl.: 1-434. Janokalyan Prokashani, Chittagong, Bangladesh.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Browning, J. & al. (2020). Flora Zambesiaca 14: 1-455. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Figueiredo, E. & Smith, G.F. (2008). Plants of Angola. Strelitzia 22: 1-279. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.
  • Hoenselaar, K., Verdcourt, B. & Beentje, H. (2010). Cyperaceae. Flora of Tropical East Africa: 1-466.
  • Pandey, R.P. & Dilwakar, P.G. (2008). An integrated check-list flora of Andaman and Nicobar islands, India. Journal of Economic and Taxonomic Botany 32: 403-500.
  • Pasha, M.K. & Uddin, S.B. (2013). Dictionary of plant names of Bangladesh, Vasc. Pl.: 1-434. Janokalyan Prokashani, Chittagong, Bangladesh.
  • Sita, P. & Moutsambote, J.-M. (2005). Catalogue des plantes vasculaires du Congo, ed. sept. 2005: 1-158. ORSTOM, Centre de Brazzaville.
  • Walker, E.H. (1976). Flora of Okinawa and the southern Ryukyu islands: 1-1159. Smithsonian Institution Press, Washington D.C., U.S.A.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Haniff; Nur [2923] Thailand K000595183 Yes
Kerr, A.F.G. [11707] Thailand K000595182 Yes
Chantaranothai, P.; Middleton, D.; Parnell, J.; Simpson, D. [903] Thailand K000595185 Yes
Beusekom, C.F., van; Smitinand, T. [2156] Thailand K000595184 Yes
Kerr, A.F.G. [7086] Thailand K000595181 Yes
Jul 1, 1887 s.coll. [Cat. no. s.n.] Bangladesh Eleocharis chaetaria K001132599 Unknown Type Material Yes
Apr 1, 1887 Seemann [137 A] Ecuador Eleocharis chaetaria K000643649 Unknown Type Material Yes
Apr 1, 1887 Beccari, O. [874] Indonesia Eleocharis chaetaria K001615265 No
Apr 1, 1887 Seemann [137] Ecuador Eleocharis chaetaria K000632173 Unknown Type Material Yes
Thwaites [CP247] Sri Lanka Eleocharis chaetaria K001691375 No
[19276] Philippines Eleocharis chaetaria K002422932 Yes
[s.n.] Philippines Eleocharis chaetaria K002422931 Yes
s.coll. [2031] Sri Lanka Eleocharis chaetaria K002422595 No
s.coll [s.n.] Eleocharis chaetaria K002422613 No
s.coll [157] Bangladesh Eleocharis chaetaria K001691376 No
s.coll. [s.n.] Eleocharis chaetaria K001615268 No
[741] Philippines Eleocharis chaetaria K002422935 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Bangladesh Eleocharis chaetaria K001615267 No
Wallich [207] Sri Lanka Eleocharis chaetaria K001615266 No
[3667] Eleocharis chaetaria K002422984 Yes
Koorders, S. H. [19437] Indonesia Eleocharis chaetaria K002422890 No
Tweedie [619] Eleocharis chaetaria K002531626 Yes
[NGF 35187] Papua New Guinea Eleocharis chaetaria K002422983 Yes
[7409] Malaysia Eleocharis chaetaria K002422934 Yes
[14558] Philippines Eleocharis chaetaria K002422933 Yes

Sources

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0